In anticipation of Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing, which comes out next month, The Guardian has put together a comprehensive list of rules for writing by writers like Margaret Atwood, Roddy Doyle, Geoff Dyer, Neil Gaiman, and Joyce Carol Oates.
The list, which surveys nearly 30 authors, is a good read as well as a long one — perfect for procrastinating writers looking to break the very rules they’re reading.
